Allerfree Recipes

It's been a very trying two weeks. Our car broke enough that we were forced to buy a new car that we neither wanted, nor were financially ready for. Our sweet friendly dog got sick, and after seeming to get better declined and died. Our baby had a random allergic reaction to what is apparently not the vets (as presumed at first by the doctor, but disproved after spending a lot of time there), and our air conditioner broke. Not been a cheap or happy week here. But this conversation happened.. 3year old (pointing to the olive oil container): are those bwueberries? me: nope, those are olives, it's olive oil. 3yo: but wook, they are bwueberries me: no sweetie, he's picking olives to squish into olive oil. 3yo: oh look he is picking bwueberries! me: still olives 3yo: olives taste like bwueberries me: sure honey. blueberries  .... We did also celebrate two birthdays during this week of joy. :) My husband's and the baby turned one, which was when we were sit...

Ahhh Halloween! In a past life this was my favorite holiday for a few reasons. 1. my mom's birthday (and plenty of witchy jokes to go with that!) 2. I always enjoyed seeing creativity in costumes (my mom made me a spider once, best costume ever!!). and 3. A free pass to eat as much candy as I wanted! (and whatever kind I wanted when I could buy it myself! Trick or Treaters may or may not have been able to taste my favorites which may or may not have been stashed in the freezer or cupboards). And now it's a spooky holiday due to the fact that my children love trick or treating and my son could easily win an ER trip from it! We've changed a bit in order to not kill our son and keep it a more enjoyable holiday! Last year we carried a bucket and he held a bucket. We took whatever he couldn't touch and traded, if he didn't get something he could have. (I'm not even going to pretend I let the kids eat a ton of candy! it secretly disappeared and went to work with dad...

I am soooo ridiculously horrible at keeping up a blog! This has been a crazy half of a year for us! I had surgery (nothing serious), and found out that we will soon (7 or less weeks) be welcoming our third (and possibly final unless I forget how not so fun this pregnancy has been), and we had our first trip to the ER due to Jake's allergy (preceded by 3 other reactions that were not as serious). Let's just say that having seen what happens when my sweet baby has a reaction/anaphylaxis, I am not that crazy paranoid mother who whips out wipes and cleans at a restaurant like it's my job. (and yes, apparently often better than those who job it is!) And, btw, Jake ended up being fine. Though I learned that Benadryl is not a substitute for an epi-pen, AND that it is most likely, that at the end of a ridiculously long wait in the ER (though made shorter by a mama exaggerating the truth a teech), when you finally know your child is fine enough to not be there (but have been infor...